See How Kate Middleton Styles Her New Bangs With an Updo and Tiara

We Glamour girls have been on Duchess Catherine tiara-watch since hearing that she'd wear one to tonight's state dinner honoring Chinese president Xi Jinping—and we're happy to report that the royal bling was in full effect.

As we noted recently, the princess we still know as Kate Middleton has only worn a tiara twice before, including on her wedding day. She also doesn't wear updos too frequently, generally opting instead for polished half-up hairstyles at fancy events. That's why it's so thrilling to see her hair done up in such regal fashion for tonight's event.

Even more exciting: This marks the first time the Duchess' new bangs have been seen in conjunction with such glitzy and official royal headwear. While we wondered whether bangs would work well in this situation, it turns out that they add just the right amount of face-framing hair in front of the diamond-and-pearl tiara's sparkle, swooping down and to the side—it's almost as if they were cut specifically with this occasion in mind. Perhaps they were; the long fringe definitely adds modernity and style that match up with Middleton's bright-red Jenny Packham dress. As for the crown itself, our equally Kate-obsessed fashion bloggers have informed us that it's called the Lotus Flower or Papyrus tiara and was initially owned by the Queen Mother and worn frequently by Princess Margaret.